Combination soap holder and grater for washing-machine dashers or agitators



e. H. HOELSCHER.

COMBINATION SOAP HOLD.ER AND GRAT ER FOR WASHING MACHINE DASHERS 0R AGITATORS.

APPLICATION FILED MA R.28, 1921.

1,416,825. at ted May 23,1922.

. GOTTLIEB H. Hon sorr R, on BATTLE CREEK. Iowa.

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To all whom-ii may concern: Beit known that I, GOTTLIEB H. HOEL- SOHER, a citizen of the United States,xresiding atBattle Creek, in-the county of Ida and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Combination Soap Holdersand Graters for Washlng- Machine Dashers or Agitators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanymg drawings.

It is the purpose of the present-invention to provide a device of this kind, adapted for use in connection with washing machine dashers or agitators, for not only holding the soap, but also provided with means for automatically grating the soap as the dasher" operates. p p p .Another purpose involves a receptacle, and means for detachably holding the receptacle on the under face of the agitator or dasher toreceive the soap, there being a latched.

cover for the receptaclepto retain. the soap in position. The receptacle is designed to be of such 13101301l3l011s, as to permit the cake of soap to easily move relative to the mo tion of the dasher or agitator.

The receptacle or holder maybe held on the under face of the dasher or agitator-by any suitable means and in some instances the holder or receptaclemay be set in a recess provided on the under face of the dasher or agitator, ingth' receptaclein position. 7

Still another purpose embodies the provision of means carried by the interior face of the cover, with which the soap'engages,

for thepurpose of grating the soap. auto} matically, due .to the soap being given;

reciprocating agitating movement relative to the movement of the dasher or agitator, which will tend to keep the water well sup plied with soap. Obviously the hot water in the washing machine receptacle will tend to soften the soap, and as the soap reciprocates. the soap will be grated'thoroughly and the grated particles will pass through the openings in the cover.

While the designand construction at pres ent illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable. it is obvious that as a result of a reduction of the invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the invention may be susceptible of changes, and the right to these changes is claimed, pro- Specificationof Letters Patent. fatlgnted lway Application fil edMarch 28, 1921. Serial No. 456,092, r

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hereby insuring hold vided they are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts as will be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed. i

In the drawings Figure 1 is a sectional view through a conventional form of washing machine receptacle, showing. the dasher or agitator in position, and showing the holder and grater Figure 2 is an enlarged detail view of-the agitator removed from the machine, showing theholder applied and illustrating the openings in the cover.

F gure is an enlarged sectional View through the agitator or dasher on line 3-3 of Figure 2 transversely through the holder.

Figure 4 is a sectional view longitudinally I of a holder, showing a modified formfof agitator, wherein the holderis' mounted in a recess of the agitatoror dasher.

Figure 5 s a detail perspective view of a portion of the wall of the cover, showing the flanges 14 and the teeth 15.

F1gur,e .6 is a detail view showing the manner of cutting the openings and forming the flanges.

Figure 7. is an enlarged detail sectional .view through. the receptacle, more clearly showing the latching catch connection be tween the cover and-the receptacle.

Referring more especially to the drawings,'1 designates the receptacle of the washing machine, and 2 the dasher or agitator, which is provided with a plurality of downwardly diverging agitating arms or pegs 3. Fastened to the under surface of theagitator or dasher by means of. the fastenings 4 is a holder 6 for a cake of soap. While the holder is seated in a recess 5,. as shown in Figure 4, it may be secured to the under face of the dasher, without the recess, as shown in Figure 3.

This holder may be of any suitahleproportions, shape or configuration, preferably as shown, and may be constructed of any suit able material preferably sheet metal This holder is designed to receive a cake of soap 1 of any make, it being obvious that the holder is designed to be of such size, longitudinally and transversely, as to permit the cake of soap to freely move andagitate therein, relative to the movement of the dasher oragitator. One of the longitudinal walls of the other longitudinal wall of; the receptacle or f holder is provided with a spring catch 7 the shoulder 8 adjacent the tongue 9 of which is designed to engage the corresponding shoulder 10 vofthe' flange of the cover 11. The cover is hingedly connected to the holder, and has'a marginal flange 12 which engages the marginal wall of the receptacle or holder, to assist materially in holding thecover closed.

openings 13, which are 7 preferably willfcut into the agitator moves. These flanges are formed on the longitudinal edges of the openings, I

openings of the cover are provided with longitudinally extending depending flanges 14, which extend toward the soap. In fact the soap" rests upon the flanges, therefore it is obvious that the cutting edges of the flanges surface of the soap, as the by first slitting the cover as shown in Figure 6, with transverse slits at the opposite ends of the first slits, and then turning the metal between'the transverse slits laterally to .the

surface of the cover and toward the soap, as shown. .Obviously the flanges of theopenings act materially in grating the soap,

since their edges are provided with roughened portions or teeth 15, which will cut into the a surface of the soap, as the soap reciprocates. The particles as cut from the surfaceof the soap will pass through the openings into the water and thoroughly dissolve.

It is obvious that the recess 5 is employed, whenmanufacturing the dasher or agitator for washing machines. In other words when manufacturing the dasher or agitator the recess 5 is constructed in the under surface,

substantially through and the holder secured therein.bys'crews, but when the holder is applied, to agitators already manufactured and on the market, it is V the aim to simply securethe holders to the I undersurface of the agitator or .dasherQwithout the use of therecess, as shown'in Figure 3. a

g The invention having been set. forth, what is cla1med as belng'useful 1s:

1. In a device for the purpose indicated,

anagitator, a soap receivingreceptacle car-- riedlthereby, a cover for said receptacle, said cover having openings through which" grated particles of soap" pass, and provided with flanges with which thesoap engages for grating thesame, the receptacle being large enough to permit the soap to agitate-therein, I 7

whereby the flanges may grate the surface of the soap during its movement. 1'

2. Ina device for the purpose indicated,

an agitator, a soap receiving receptacle, said agitatorhaving a recess, in which the receptacle'engages, means for fastening the receptacle-on-the agitator, a cover for the recep- 'tacle,'.and' provided with openings arranged instaggered relation, through which grated particles of soap pass, opposite edges of said I openlngs having flanges, said receptacle being large enough to permit the soaptoagitate therein, so that the edges oftheflanges may engage and gratethesurface of the soap.

' 3. In a device for the purposeindicated, .an agitator, a soap receiving receptacle can ried thereby, a cover for said receptacle and provided with" openings through which gratedparticles of soap passysaidcover havmg flanges provlded with serrated edges with which the soap engages as lt IIlOVES m e the receptacle, thereby grating the soap.

In testimonywhereofTI hereunto aflix my signature- I V i eorrrninnnnontsonnn. 

